Sivir vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Sivir
based on 2,316 Sivir vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sivir vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Sivir vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Sivir
Tips for Playing as Sivir against Malphite
Sivir's Boomerang Blade returns to her after reaching the max range, so you can shift position to hit enemies who would otherwise have evaded it.
Try saving Spell Shield for enemy abilities that can disable you such as stuns and roots.
Ricochet resets Sivir's basic attack timer on activation, so activating this immediately after landing a normal basic attack will maximize damage output.
Advice to Win Against Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Sivir vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Sivir in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several strategic Sivir versus Malphite counter statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between this set of champs. Sivir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sivir may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Malphite..
Sivir normally has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Malphite. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Sivir and Malphite
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Who is Better, Sivir or Malphite?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sivir usually fairs equally well when facing off against Malphite, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Sivir makes an ok counter for Malphite.
While Sivir does have a lower win rate than Malphite, when facing one another, Sivir also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Sivir into Malphite.
Moreover, Sivir has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sivir vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Sivir is a somewhat poor counter to Malphite. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sivir against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Sivir in order to counter Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sivir typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Malphite. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Sivir versus Malphite build include Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Sivir included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Malphite than with most other common item sets. In fact, Sivir boasted an average win rate of 49.7% battling Malphite with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Malphite as Sivir, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Sivir vs Malphite counter picks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Malphite as Sivir are given for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.